The Organic Farming Academy (OFA) successfully showcased its pioneering work at Zimbabwe’s largest agricultural trade fair, the ADMA Agriculture Show, held from 5–7 June 2025. The event attracted over 250 exhibitors and provided a high-profile platform for agricultural innovation and collaboration.
OFA highlighted its key service areas: organic certification training, biochar production, and its innovative digital traceability solution, the Rural Sourcing App.
“We managed to showcase most of our work around organic certification training, biochar production, and our digital traceability application, Rural Sourcing,”said OFA Programme Coordinator Fiona Tinarwo.
The ADMA platform also allowed OFA to network with key players in the agricultural sector and explore strategic partnerships aimed at promoting sustainable farming.
A surge in interest around organic farming saw many visitors gravitating toward OFA’s certification training programmes. Representatives explained the benefits of certification, including access to export markets, and emphasized the need for proper training to meet international compliance standards.
“This year,we got quite a number of visitors as compared to our debut exhibition.Many visitors were inquiring much about our certification training programmes signifying a huge interest in organic production,”revealed Doreen Ngwenyama,OFA senior training consultant.
The biochar initiative also drew considerable attention. Visitors were impressed by the benefits of this soil amendment, with testimonial videos and soil test results vividly demonstrating biochar’s ability to improve soil health and increase productivity.
Approximately 200 visitors engaged with OFA’s stand, requesting regular updates on its activities, training opportunities, and information on how to participate in programs offered in their areas of interest.